# The Post-Star — user reviews > 51 indexed App Store user reviews of The Post by Lee Enterprises, rated 2.80/5 from 121 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-post-star/id376057369/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-post-star/id376057369.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 35 · 4★ 16 · 3★ 10 · 2★ 11 · 1★ 49 ## Newest reviews (16 of 51) ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work anymore. *2020-11-13* The app does not work anymore ever since the iOS 14 update. None of the links work. You click on a story and you get a message that “Your request cannot be processed at this time”. I have been using this app for years, and it was my go to morning read; no more. I have contacted the Post-Star numerous times, and they say there is nothing they can do. Bye bye Post Star. ### 1/5 — Broken *2020-11-04* The app doesn’t open articles anymore. ### 1/5 — Does not work w/new update *2020-10-30* I have an IPhone 6s and now I am unable to view articles now ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2020-10-29* Have a iPhone 8, at latest level and the app no longer works, will not open any articles ### 1/5 — Never reports good news about the country. Liberal paper *2020-07-02* Good to read the local news for free, but this paper is all liberal about trump and republicans and never reports any good news about the country. Actually just as bad as fake news ### 1/5 — Get rid of the pics *2019-05-23* Old app was much better. The “updated” one is much less attractive and takes more time to go through. Also a bit disappointed the comments section seems to be gone or hidden. I used to get a good laugh out of that. ### 1/5 — Awful “upgrade” *2018-11-07* The newest update to the app is really awful. I don’t need the big pictures. There are less articles to view now. I can’t read or post comments anymore. Please scale it back a bit and put the comments back in. ### 2/5 — I liked the old app better. *2018-11-06* The new one is a bit clumsy now to scroll through the headlines. With the varying background images of each article, it is difficult to read the headline itself, poor contrast and the font is too small. It now requires a lot of vertical scrolling to skim headlines given each story link is now burdened with a tall picture/background. Would be nice to have the option to hide the background picture, it really doesn’t offer any value... and some of those images I don’t want to see, such as mug shots.... ### 1/5 — Fake News *2018-07-12* Fake News ### 1/5 — Find another news source. *2017-06-11* App usually has ads that open themselves. You have a mandated 30+ second video ad you have to watch before reading any story on the latest update. "News" stories are always heavily biased and random stories from halfway across the country usually outnumber local stories from this "local" news company. ### 1/5 — Horrible *2016-09-28, version 2.1.1* Not only is it covered in ads but majority of the "news" is regurgitated AP bs. Very poor reporting on anything of substance and very biased. ### 1/5 — App closes on its own *2016-06-13, version 2.1.1* I check this app daily. Lately, after opening it, the app shuts down before I can read anything. If I delete and reinstall, the app will work once. It is the only app that does this. ### 2/5 — You can sort of read the news... *2016-03-31, version 2.1.1* ...if you are adept at knocking down adverts coming at you like Late-80s Missile Command missiles soaring toward your base. This app started out in the beginning as a perfectly-fine way to browse local news in Queensbury NY. It has evolved into the equivalent of a big-city News and Arts rag with more display ads than content. I deleted it and just use web version. It's easier than the app, and that is counter-productive. Boo Lee Enterprises. ### 1/5 — Huge Failure *2015-10-07, version 2.1.1* Very basic app that would be great for reading articles if it didn't redirect you to the App Store every 10 seconds to download sponsored content like draft kings. As a result, it's unusable. ### 1/5 — Disappointed *2015-09-12, version 2.1.0* The update text of this version promoted "broad categories" with "no need to drill down through menus." I must be one of the few who like to know what section I'm in because I find the new More section too much of a hodgepodge to be readable. I'd prefer to use the individual sections (Trending/Entertainment/Life etc). This may make it easier on setting up the app--just have all feeds dump into one place--but not as helpful for this reader. Perhaps few other users realized these other sections were available and just stuck to the opening Latest section. They may not know what they're missing but I do. Also, the update text talked about "enhanced tools for managing notifications" but I don't see anything like that in Settings. Nice of you to get rid of the Premium paywall that was added not too long ago. This doesn't affect me since my husband and I are paid e-edition subscribers. He still reads it on his tablet every morning. Instead of doing that, I found it easier to view the app and the sections I liked multiple times a day. Now, I'll likely just scan the Latest section morning and night and Obituaries once a day and call it good enough. Updated: 9/11/15 App now doing phantom clickthroughs to App store as reported by others. Not worth dealing with. Deleting. Rating going down to 1 from 2. ### 1/5 — Get ready for spam and page redirects *2015-09-08, version 2.1.0* Good luck reading anything on this app. If the pop up ads don't get you, within seconds your screen will be redirected to another add or App Store app. It's just a spammy pile of junk. Skip this app. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Don’t Bother Downloading *2026-01-29, version 9.19.3* Unless you’re paying $24.99/month for a subscription, you can’t view anything. The news articles posted were often outdated and sometimes not even local (written by AP or other national news outlets). Now, without the subscription, you can’t even view obituaries, which are paid for by the families of the deceased. If you want actual local news that is free to the Glens Falls Community, check out the Glens Falls Chronicle. Better reporting from actual local journalists on local news for free!! Bye Post-Star. ### 1/5 — Horrible "news" app *2022-04-20* Suddenly, and without warning, I can't read any articles unless I pay $25/month? Honestly, before this change the articles were rarely updated, headlines would stay the same for 3 days, pop up ads were beyond annoying and it was consistently glitchy. If you want good local news do yourself a favor and go the The Chronicle **Developer response:** I apologize for any frustration please feel free to right a letter to the Editor to address your concerns. Also, I apologize for the any technical issue you may be having. Please contact 1-877-589-5944 to verify you are signed up for full digital access. ### 1/5 — Not free! *2022-03-29* Caution…..this in not a free app…..and while it’s pretty good it’s not worth $25+ a month. Arrogant ### 1/5 — After the update it’s no longer free *2022-03-28* Very disappointed ### 1/5 — Awful *2022-03-15* They now want 25 dollars a month to read local news. Don’t waste your money! ### 1/5 — $25.99 a month?! *2022-03-14, version 8.13.5* Was absolutely fine with watching dads or all the pop-ups. But the fact that I now would have to pay $25.99 a month, is absolutely ridiculous. Time to delete this app after years of having it. Sorry I won’t be able to keep up with news in my hometown, but that is just an astronomical price. ### 1/5 — Democratic *2022-03-06* Very one sided as far as politics go which no surprise but the rest of it is ok use to be free now they want $26 a month ### 1/5 — Cral *2021-11-18, version 8.11* Fake & biased news ### 1/5 — Won’t start up *2021-04-28* App won’t even start. Error message keeps popping up. ### 1/5 — Bad *2021-02-13, version 8.9* Bad ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Headlines only *2019-01-11* Nice big pictures and article headlines but it does not allow you to read more. ### 5/5 — Local Paper *2014-03-12, version 1.9.1* Quite well done! ### 5/5 — Great App. *2014-02-18, version 1.9.1* Everything you would expect and more! Effective and efficient ### 5/5 — Awesome *2010-07-18, version 0* I was always waiting for the post star to have an app. Thanks a bunch it works great. ### 4/5 — Great app! *2012-01-29, version 1.6.2* Speedy and simple UI, and lots of features out-of-the-box. The only feedback I offer is I would like to have the list view's article titles change color if I've read the article. A simple embellishment, but important user interface feedback that could greatly enhance the experience. ### 4/5 — Add this app to ios 5 newsstand and iPad please?!?! *2011-11-12, version 1.6.2* It would be really great if this app worked with newsstand in ios 5 and gave us push alerts for new articles and stories. I would give it 5 stars but for now it gets 4 stars from me. Not sure how long this app has been around. Been waiting a long time for something like this. I didn't know it existed until I went to the website and it told me to save it as a home screen bookmark to view it like the app store app. All you need now is to add your home screen icon for the people who have the site bookmarked that way instead of having just a screenshot of the site as the home screen icon. It's pretty simple to do. I also prefer to do most of my reading on my iPad. Safari on the iPad displays the desktop version of the website but I'm really liking the app so an iPad version would be really sweet. As for the app itself I really like the ability to log on and post comments from within the app. I also like the Facebook/twitter integration. Overall the app looks fairly well put together. And hey, it's free. If you don't like it delete it :) ### 3/5 — Hasn't worked properly for over a year *2018-10-24* It doesn't allow me to comment on articles. Disappointing to use. ### 3/5 — Crash *2012-04-29, version 1.6.10* Had the app and loved it, but since the newest update it just keeps crashing on me.. Please resolve this problem. I have the 3GS ### 2/5 — Old version better. *2021-02-02* It was suggested I update the app. Regret doing so. It’s free so can’t complain, the old version was way better, easier to read, and quick. ### 2/5 — Stopped Working *2020-10-08* I’ve had this app for several years and loved being able to check the news each day. As of yesterday it stopped working. I get an error message each time I try to access it. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-10.*